Lenovo Recalls 205,000 Laptop Batteries (Update)

March 1, 2007 Lenovo Recalls 100,000 Laptop Batteries

Lenovo Inc. said today it recalls 100,000 ThinkPad lithium-ion batteries. It is the second battery recall for Lenovo in less than six months.

(AP) -- Lenovo Inc. recalled about 205,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide Thursday, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire.

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